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I'd love to hear comments/thoughts/suggestions on this stocking list for a new 180 FOWLR: 1 magnificent foxface 1 flame hawkfish 1 majestic angel 1 harlequin tuskfish 1 picasso trigger 2 flame angels 1 (__?__) tang <---- scopas, orangeshoulder, other...? 1 (__?__) puffer <--- dogface...

How do you keep an FO tank, in particular a somewhat aggressive tank (ie, with a Picasso trigger & panther grouper as centerpiece species), clean? With an FO tank, is a canister filter + a skimmer sufficient? Also, why not use LR? What advantage does FO have over FOWLR? The only thing I...

I've been planning a saltwater tank for the last few months. However recently I started considering returning to FW with it — I had a 20-gal as a kid. Looking over this forum, though, I've realized that I had no idea what I was doing when I had that tank many years ago. I'm sure what success...

I'm planning a 180-gal (72x24x24), and eventually I will probably want to keep clams and an anemone. I'm really confused about lighting despite a TON of reading I've been doing on the subject, and any advice is appreciated. What do you guys think of this fixture...

How difficult is it to run a basement sump? Would I need some expensive, super-powered return pump? It would be nice to have all that room for hooking up the RO/Di unit w/an auto top-off, storing water right there by where I need it, mixing SW, etc... Plus from what I've read here, it seems...

If I choose to keep triggers, what am I giving up? Shrimp? Snails? Crabs? Will the triggers eat those? Will it be hard to keep the critters who'll clean the rocks and the sand and the glass? Will tangs stick up for themselves if they're big enough? What about clowns? I love what I've read...

What do you guys think of this tank? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7712034255 Do you see potential problems with this setup that I'm missing? What jumped out at me is the small size of the access door in the stand; I have emailed to ask about its dimensions, so that I can...

I will have a 180-gal tank, with something like a 55-gal sump. I've seen Berlin recommended by numerous people both here and elsewhere. Which Berlin do I need? I've heard that if I get one that is TOO big, it will take out too much and make life difficult for some inverts? Are there other...

So this is what I'm looking at. I'm trying to list ALL of the stuff I will need, aside from fish, food, etc. If anyone has any suggestions or anything, I'm all ears. : ) Needed up front: Tank Overflow kit x2 (pipes, etc, for each overflow) Stand Canopy Top (?) Sump tank Return pump Lights...

Someone recommended today that I forego sand in my tank and keep the bottom clean, or use a very small sand bed. He told me that a sand bed of 3"-4" can become a nightmare if it doesn't get stirred up enough. I'm looking now at the 180-gallon size, so I suppose that would be a lot of sand for...

I am reading The Conscientious Marine Aquarist as recommended. I am enjoying it very much and learning a lot, although Fenner isn't as specific on many points as I would like. (Or maybe I'm just slow and need my hand held. ;) ) Am I to understand that if you have plentiful live rock & a...

I have been looking at 125- and 180-gallon MegaFlow tanks from All-Glass, with the built-in overflows. According to their little diagram, the water doesn't just "overflow" over the top of the overflow, but it is allowed into the overflow through three locations in the plastic at varying heights...

So I made the mistake of reading the "Cost for your SW Setup" thread... 8O I am prepared for the initial costs of equipment, rock, etc, but I was surprised by some of the estimates of monthly costs, particularly electricity. Will my electricity bill really jump dramatically if I get a large...

Actually, a couple questions... First question: My husband and I just moved into a new house, and we have a whole wall that is available — so really the only limit for the size of the tank is $$$. I'm thinking that we'd like somewhere between 75 and 125 gallons. I was concerned that a large...

I'm brand new to this forum and to saltwater aquariums in general. I don't even have a tank yet, in fact. I spent years with a freshwater aquarium, and I learned the hard way how fragile that was; my impression has always been that a SW tank is even more of a balancing act, so I'm researching...